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APPLIGAT IOH Ell-ED MAY 16, 1913.

FRANK SCHAFER, 0F BARBERTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING MATCH-BOOKS, &o.

T all whom it mag/"concern: I

Be it known that I, FRANK Sonrarnma citizen of the United States, and resident of Barberton, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Assembling Match-Books, &c., of which the p 55 of Fig. 3. Fig.6 1s a horizontal secfollowing'is a specification.

This invention may be described as a modification of the assembling mechanism of the packing machine forming the subject of an application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 762,87 2 filed April 22, 1918, by Joseph C. Donnelly. The machine set out in the Donnelly application 1s therein illustrated as associated with the matclrbook machine described in Letters Patent of the United States No. 1,042,472,

- which latter machine is designed to produce match-books and discharge them in successive pairs with their larger or headed ends rearward. Among other things the Donnelly packing machine is constructed and arranged to receive the successive pairs of match-books as rapidly as they are thus discharged and to assemble them uniformly and compactly side by side with the ends of adjacent books in opposite relation to each other. As the present invention concerns simply the assembling mechanism of the Donnelly packing machineit is hardly necessary herein to consider the other instrumentalities of that machine. I shall, therefore, describe an. illustrative form of. embodiment of my invention and define the novel and-characteristic features thereof in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure l is aplan of a portion of a packing machine embodying my invention, showing theproximate part of the match-book making machine withwhich it is associated. Fig. 2 is a partial end elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a detail of the pin-and-slot connection between one of the rook-levers and its actuating gear wheel. Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal section, onlarged, through one of the trackways into which the books are successively discharged from the match-book machine, showing the feeding-dog in elevation and the book-posi tioning head in section. In this view the dog is shown by the full lines, in its position at the beginning of the feeding stroke, andby the dotted lines in its position upon the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1915.

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completion ofthe stroke. Fig. 4 is a similar view, showing by the full lines the dog in its position at the beginning of the return stroke and by the dotted lines the dog in its position upon the completion of-the stroke. Fig. 5 is a cross-section, enlarged, through the trackway, and adjuncts, as on the line tion, enlarged, on a plane immediately below the table, showing the rack and sector gearing for actuating the book-positioning heads and'with the carrier omitted. In this View the parts are shown in the relative position which they occupy when the heads are in book-receiving position adjacent the track- 1 ways. Fig. 7 is a sectional-detail showing the position of the racks and sectors When I the heads have been moved to discharging. Fig. .8 is a partial'transverse verposition. tical section on a plane through thebook-inserting slides, and adjuncts, as on the line 88 of Fig. 2; the guard piece adjacent the upper curve of the carrier being omitted? F 1g. 9 1s a sectlonal detail showing the bookslides in their inner position immediately upon the transference of the books from the respective heads to the endless book-carrier.

' Fig. 10 is a sectional plan of Fig. 9. Fig. 11

is a sectional plan of the book-feeding and assembling structure, including the book guideways, the positioning-heads, the bookslides and the carrier. Fig. 12 is a planof one of the positioning heads. Fig. 13 is a vertical section thereof. Fig. 14- is a plan Fig. 15 is a side elevation of the link. Fig.

v16 is a perspective of a match-book.

of whidh the free, ends of the coverfiaps of. the books aretucked-under the stapled end folds of the covers. When the tucking operation has beeficpmpleted and the fingers leave the finished books, the latter are simultaneously pushed rearwardly by the next succeeding pair of bqoks, and so on.

' of one of the links of the carrier chain.

Shook-making machine they. fall upon the ad- Jacent ends of' two horizontally-disposed.

trackways -24, which, in accordance with one feature of myinvention, .diverge towardthe Y ofl tliedog is provided 'at one end with a' spondin ly moves. the crank pinin a manbook positioning and assembling devices of the packing machine.'."-In,.the present instance the -.trackways' are attached to "and project rearwardl froma bracket-piece 25 ways'comprise bottom plates havinglateral overhanging-guide pieces 24' secured there-.

to; the spr ng-plates 21 which support-the of the match-boo {I machine. These trackbooks' durin the tucking operation above mentioned, 7 eing conveniently secured to the top of theibottom plates and between the respective provide an opening 25 for the freepassage 0f the upwardly -projectinghead 26 of a feed dog which, being reciprocative lengthwise of the trackway, engages the books successively and positively feeds them to the rearward end of the trackway and into a pocketed ositioning-de'vice as will presently appear. whichis seated in and between spaced-bars 28 connected, each at one end, with the bracket 25.and at the opposite end toa bracket piece 29-on'the-table-30 ofthe packing machine. A tail piece 31 onthe dog, contacting with the opposing surface of the slide, limits the upward movement of the head 26 of the" dog. Theslide ispreferably by means of a plate 32 which, being loosely fitted to depending studs 33 on the slide, is

pressed against the underside of the bars by suitably-disposed springs 34 on the studs. (SgeFigsJ-ZS, 4 and 5.) The pivot stud 35 crank'36-having a pin-and-slot connection j with the upper end of a vertical rock lever 37 which-is fulcrumed in a bracket onthei bed-plate, whereby during the oscillation of the lever the slide and the dog are timely actuated; 'that is to say, assuming the dog and slide to occupy the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig.- 4, the initial movement .of the lever to the right correner to tip the dog and raise its upwardly projectin head into th'e'trackway and becontacts with the slide as indicated by the 'full lines in Fig. 3, whereupon the lever in, its continued movement impels the slide and dog with the result that the latter pushes the opposing bookibodily along the; trackway. When the lever 37 begins its return stroke, it pulls the crank pin to the left and thus-tilts the dog to depressits head below the book-supporting surface of the trackway, as indicated by the full lines in Fig. 4, the body of the dog contacting with the guide .p'i'eces. Each of the I bottom plates 1s longitudinally. slotted tohe dog is-pivotedto a slide 27 frictionally held to its seat, as,'for example,

hind the ook until the tail piece of the dog slide, whereupon the slide and dog are moved as a unit to their original position ad- ]acent there'ceiving end of the 'trackway for a repetitionof the feeding o eration upon the. next succeeding mate I book proper osition at the stroke 0 the lever. v

In the present'instance each of the levers 31' is timely operated through a crank-pin and slot connection 38 with a gear wheel 39 on a" stud shaft which has its bearing in' a standard on the bed 4=1of the main frame, said; gear wheel being in mesh with and ac- .tuat'ed-by, a similar wheel 42 on the mainshaft 43. This shaft'43 has its bearingsin standards on the bed plate, and is driven' directly from the drivlngshaft of the packing machine through suitable gearing,

such, for example, 'as'the sprocket wheels 45 i and chain 45'. (Se Fig 1 2 19 The book-positioning devices at the discharge ends of the respective trackwaysdnclude two oscillatory'heads 46 one of which is on a slightly higher horizontal level than. the other for 'a purpose below appearing.

Each of these heads, in the present instance,

comprises 'achanneIed or pocketed body having an overllangin g," spring-member 47,-

vwhereby when the mouth of the head. is in position adjacent to and in line with the trackway the book, by the feeding action of the dog thereon, will be bodily moved along the trackway and thrust into the \Vhen the grasp of the spring member. b'ooksare entered into the respective heads,

the latter are partially turned toward each other so as to position the books with their thinner ends directed toward the respective sides of the intermediate portion ofthe endless book carrier which is constructed and arranged toreceive and support the books,

'sid y Side, With their thick and thin ends .in alternation; 4

The means herein illustrated for periodically actuatin the positioning heads is as follows: .The i rock shafts 48 which have their bearings in eads'are carried by vertical -11.5 suitably-disposed. brackets 48 on themain;

frame. On the respective'sliafts-fl8-arezopk positely-disposed ear sectors 49, whichfmesh with two paralle gear racks. 50 slidinlgly fitted in spaced guide-ways in .a brac et bars 52, the forward one of which is convenientl y connected by means of a link 53 with a vertical rock-lever '54 lwhich is pivoted to a bracket on the bed plaeel This lever is opplatebl on the main frame. These racks are united at their respective ends by crossembrace an movements of the lever, and thus reciprocate the racks in a manner to oscillate the sectors and their connections. (See Figs. 2, 6 and 7.) I

When the pocketed heads are in position with the books therein pointing toward each other, said books are simultaneously transferred to the carrier (or other appropriate receiving and assembling structure,) by the action of two reciprocating slides 57, the acting ends of hich are bifurcated in order to spective heads. These slides are fitted. to guide-ways in brackets 57 rising from the table 30 and are pivotally connected with the upper arms of two rock-levers 58 which are pivoted to the bracket plate 51. The lower arms of these levers are operatively connected by means of studs or rolls 59 with the peripheral cam grooves of cambodies 60 'on a shaft 61 which is geared with and driven from the main shaft 43, as, for example, bythe, sprocket wheels 62 and chain 63. ,The catnugrooves are oppositelydisposed and their contour is such that at the proper interval of time they are actuated to push the opposing books into the carrier, one above the other; that is to say, when the pocketed heads are in their discharging position represented in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the slides are actuated to push the books into the carrier and then to recedc therefrom before the heads begin to turn to their receiving position represented in Figs. 1, 3, f and 11, and by virtue of the different horizontal planes of books are assembled side by side (see Figs. 8 and 9). I

The carrier structure herein shown to recei ve and support the successive pair of books, comprises an endless chain of pivotally connected links G l, each of which is provided with a series of outwardly-extending blades or aws (Figs. 14 and 15) between which the books are inserted and thereby held by lateral frictional contact. Only the receiving end of this carrier is shown, the same being represented as passing about a pair of spaced supporting wheels 66, the shafts 67 of which have their hearings in suitable brackets or supports 68, 68' on the table. (See Fig.

' 2). Vertical guide bars 69 (Figs. 10 and 11) on a suitably-disposed bracket 70, secured to the brackets 68 receive and support the edges of the portion of the carrier traveling between the wheels 66, which portion may be constantly or intermittently driven in any suitable manner to advance the boolcholders thereof progressively to position for the reception of successive pairs of books from the positioning heads; such books thus being assembled in an orderly manner, side by side, with the head ends of the matches of adjacent books .oppositely-disposed. A guard structure, comprising, for example,/ two opic'lear the spring i7 of the re-- I -2. In a machine books, and the like, the combination of two the books in the heads said positely-disposed flanged segments 71 arranged adjacent the course of the carrier as it rounds the upper Wheel 66, is preferably provided to avoid any liability of accidental displacement of the match-books in their travel at this point.v (See Figs. 1 and2.)

Without intending to limit myself to the specific details of construction herein shown and described as illustrative of my invention, what I claim is 1. In a machine for assembling match books, and the like, the combination of a support providing a pathway for the articles, said support having a longitudinal slot in the bottom thereof, a reciprocating member movable longitudinally ofsaid trackway, a guide for said member below said support, spring friction means for said member and its guide, a vibratory dog on W I said member having an upwardly projecting, head movable through said slot, a lever for reciprocating said head, and an upwardly projecting crank-connection between the I lever and the dog.

for assembling matchhorizontally-disposed positioning heads in spaced relation to each other, means for inserting articles in said heads, receiving means between said heads, cans whereby the heads are shifted to direct the articles toward said receiving means, and means whereby the articles are transferred to the said receiving means.

3. In a machine for assembling matchbooks, and the like, the combination-of two horizontally-disposed positioning heads in spaced relation to each other, means forinserting articles in said heads, a carrier arranged to travel between said heads having adjacent article-receiving portions, means whereby the heads are shifted to direct the articles toward the carrier, and means whereby the said articles are transferred to the said carrier.

4. In a machine for assembling matchbooks, and the like, the combination of two horizontally-disposed positioning heads in spaced relation to each other, rock-shafts for said heads, means for inserting the articles in said heads, receiving means between said heads, means whereby the shafts are actuatedto turn the heads to position with their contained articles directed toward the receiving means, and means whereby the said articles are transferred to the said receiving means.

5. In a machine for assembling matchbooks and the like, the combination of two horizontally-disposed positioning heads in spaced relation to each other, rock-shafts for said heads, means for inserting the articles in said heads, receiving means between said heads, gear mechanism for simultaneously actuating the shafts to turn the heads positions with their contained articlesdirected toward. the said receiving means,

and means whereby the said articles are transferred to the said receiving means.

6, In a machine for books, and the-like,

tioning heads at the outer ends of said pathways, means for inserting the articlesv in .said'heads, receiving means between said heads, means whereby the heads are shifted to direct the articles toward the said receiving means, andmeans whereby the said ar-' ticles are transferred to the said receiving means.

7. In a machine for assembling matchbooks, and the like, the combination of two diverging pathways for the articles, partially-rotatable positioning heads at the outer ends of said pathways,means forIin-,

serting the articles in said heads,

I receiving means between said heads,

means whereby the heads are partially-turnedto direct the contained articles toward the receiving assembling match-' the'combination of two diverging pathways for the articles, posi-' means,and means wherebg' thesaid articles are transferred to the sai receiving means. 8. In a machine for assembling matchbooks, and the like, th combinationwith a source of article .supp yfof two' diverging pathways to receive the articles in successive pairs from said source supply, partiallyrotatable positioning heads at the outer ends of said pathways,-means for feeding the articles along said pathways and into the op-,

posing heads, a carrier between said heads having adjacent article-receivmg portions,

,means whereby the headsare partiallyi'turned to direct the contained articles toward the carrier, and means whereby the 

